The Apostles' Creed & Work of the Holy Spirit I
The number of articles in the Apostles' Creed.
What is 3?
A word that means "to trust in God's promises."
What is faith?
The earthly element in Baptism.
What is water?
The earthly elements in the Lord's Supper?
What are bread and wine?
This is the "good news" of full forgiveness of sins in Jesus.
The proper definition for what the Bible calls the "Means of Grace."
The gospel in word and sacrament.
What are good works?
When Jesus instituted baptism.
Between his resurrection and ascension ... "Go and make disciples of all nations ..." (Mt. 28)
Where and when Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper.
This word means to have sorrow over sin.
What is contrition?
What naturally resides in us by birth, an enemy of God and hates God's Word.
What is the sinful nature/Old Adam/sinful flesh?
What is "A change of mind/attitude about sin?"
Those for whom baptism is intended.
Who are "all nations?"
They are the blessings promised to us in the sacrament of Holy Communion (Lord's Supper).
What are forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation?
The teaching that the Lord's Supper contains only bread and wine.
What is representationalism?
The name of the new creation placed within us by the work of the Holy Spirit.
What is the "New Man"?
A word that means to "be set apart" for God's work. It can also describe the Christian's life of good works.
What is sanctification?
The blessings baptism gives ...
What are forgiveness of sins, eternal life, and salvation?
The teaching that says there are four things in the sacrament: Bread, wine, body, and blood.
What is the real presence?
The teaching that the bread and wine change into the body and blood of our Lord.
What is transubstantiation?
These are the three "official words" describing the work of each person of the triune God. (That is, one word describes the Father's work; one word describes the Son's work; one word describes the Holy Spirit's work.)
What are creation/preservation, redemption, and sanctification?
To personally receive all the benefits of Christ's work (forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation) THROUGH faith. In other words, to be personally declared "not guilty."
What is personal (subjective) justification?
Explain our definition of a sacrament.
OFF -- Offers forgiveness of sins
I -- Instituted by Christ
C -- Connected to God's Word
E -- Earthly Element
This is what it means to examine yourself (3 parts!)
To be sure you are repentant of your sins, to trust the forgiveness found in the Lord's Supper, to be sure you are in complete agreement with those who take the Lord's Supper with you.
The teaching that states the body and blood of Jesus are spiritually present in the Lord's Supper.